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  • 11poor old — informal phrase used for showing sympathy towards someone Poor old Diane, she really wanted that job. Thesaurus: ways of expressing sympathysynonym Main entry: old …

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  • 12poor-spir|it|ed — «PUR SPIHR uh tihd», adjective. having or showing a poor, cowardly, or abject spirit …

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  • 13showing — ► NOUN 1) a presentation of a cinema film or television programme. 2) a performance of a specified quality: poor opinion poll showings …

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  • 14Poor Man's Bible — The term Poor Man s Bible has come into use in modern times to describe works of art within churches and cathedrals which either individually or collectively have been created to illustrate the teachings of the Bible for a largely illiterate… …

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  • 15poor — poorness, n. /poor/, adj., poorer, poorest, n. adj. 1. having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare. 2. Law. dependent upon charity or public support. 3. (of a country, institution, etc.) meagerly… …

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  • 16poor */*/*/ — UK [pɔː(r)] / UK [pʊə(r)] / US [pʊr] adjective Word forms poor : adjective poor comparative poorer superlative poorest 1) a) having little money and few possessions a poor family/area/country We were very poor and could barely afford the… …

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  • 17poor — /pɔ / (say paw) adjective 1. having little or nothing in the way of wealth, goods, or means of subsistence. 2. (of a country, institution, etc.) meagrely supplied or endowed with resources or funds. 3. (of the circumstances, life, home, dress,… …

  • 18poor — [[t]pʊər[/t]] adj. er, est, n. 1) having little or no money, goods, or other means of support 2) law Law. dependent upon charity or public support 3) (of a country, institution, etc.) meagerly supplied or endowed with resources or funds 4)… …

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  • 19poor*/*/*/ — [pɔː] adj 1) having little money and few possessions Ant: rich a poor family/area/country[/ex] We were very poor and could barely afford the necessities of life.[/ex] 2) the poor people who have little money and few possessions 3) not as good as… …

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  • 20poor — adj. Poor is used with these nouns: ↑acceleration, ↑access, ↑accommodation, ↑acting, ↑administration, ↑aim, ↑appetite, ↑attendance, ↑background, ↑balance, ↑bloke, ↑ …

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